Michigan head coach Brady Hoke watches his offense, including quarterback Shane Morris (7), during the April 5 Spring Game in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Drew Sharp
Detroit Free Press columnist

The excuses are tiring, but they've become standard operating procedure at Michigan. Brady Hoke is starting his fourth year, yet he's still complaining that too many of his players require training wheels.

Every other word out of Hoke's mouth is "young." Without the slightest prompting, he points out that there are only 12 seniors and 20 juniors on the 2014 edition of the Wolverines. If you believe Hoke, they're serving Pablum with pacifiers at the team training table.

But weren't the last two Heisman Trophy winners redshirt freshmen quarterbacks? ...